My Nuclear Family
Brenda Faith Bell
Note: this page is currently under construction. I hope to have
something a little spiffier by the time I'm through. . .
Myself:
- Name:
Brenda Faith Bell
- Jewish Name: Blumah Freidah
- Date of Birth: 13 June 1960
- Place of Birth: Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, NY
- Father: Lanny Bell
- Mother: Rhoda Bell
- Siblings:
- Wendy Claire Bell
My Parents
My Father:
- Name:
Lanny Yehuda Bell
- Jewish Name: Yehidah Leit
- Date of Birth: 04 November 1934
- Place of Birth: New York, NY
- Father: William Clarence Bell
- Mother: Marion Amkraut
- Siblings:
- Gloria Susan Bell
- Marriages:
- Rhoda Capsuto (21 July 1956 - 1987?)
- Diane Mary Mazza (13 April 1990 - present)
- Children:
- Brenda Faith Bell (13 June 1960 - )
- Wendy Claire Bell (29 October 1962 - )
My Mother:
- Name:
Rhoda Bell
- Jewish Name: Rakhel
- Date of Birth: 17 October 1934
- Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY
- Father: Alvin Capsuto
- Mother: Bessie Rockoff
- Siblings:
- Leon Marvin Capsuto
- Marriages:
- Lanny Bell (21 July 1956 - 1987?)
- Children:
- Brenda Faith Bell (13 June 1960 - )
- Wendy Claire Bell (29 October 1962 - )
My Sibling
My Sister:
Name:
Wendy Claire Bell
Jewish Name: Arielle Chaia
Date of Birth: 29 October 1962
Place of Birth: Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, NY
Father: Lanny Bell
Mother: Rhoda Bell
Siblings:
Brenda Faith Bell
My Father's Parents
My Father's Father:
- Name:
William Clarence Bell
- Jewish Name: Volf Koleman
- Date of Birth: 29 July 1896
- Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA
- Date of Death: 06 December 1948
- Place of Death: New York, NY
- Father: Lani Bell
- Mother: Ruth Kaloa?
- Siblings:
- (many, names unknown)
- Marriages:
- Marion Amkraut (? - 1987?)
- Children:
- Lanny Yehuda Bell (04 November 1934 - )
- Gloria Susan Bell (14 February 1930? - )
My Father's Mother:
- Name: Marion Amkraut
- Jewish Name: Mirl
- Date of Birth: 22 April 1908?
- Place of Birth: ??
- Date of Death: 16 May 1994
- Place of Death: New York, NY
- Father: Morris Amkraut
- Mother: Freida Cohn
- Siblings:
- Harry Amkraut
- Helen Amkraut
- Mildred Amkraut
- Marriages:
- William Bell (? - 1948)
- Joseph Candrea ( - 1978?)
- Children:
- Lanny Yehuda Bell (04 November 1934 - )
- Gloria Susan Bell (14 February 1930? - )
My Mother's Parents
My Mother's Father:
- Name:
Alvin Capsuto
- Jewish Name: Avraham
- Date of Birth: 17 July 1912
- Place of Birth: Chicago, IL
- Date of Death: 04 January 1995
- Place of Death: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Father: Morris Capsuto
- Mother: Rachel Hazan
- Siblings:
- Eddie Capsuto
- Regina Capsuto
- Samuel ("Cappy") Capsuto
- Rebecca Capsuto
- Jacob Capsuto
- Herman Capsuto
- Sara ("Syke") Capsuto
- Marriages:
- Bessie Rockoff (22 July 1931 - 14 May 1992)
- Children:
- Leon Marvin Capsuto (22 March 1932 - )
- Rhoda Capsuto (17 October 1934 - )
My Mother's Mother:
- Name: Bessie Rockoff
- Jewish Name: Batsheva
- Date of Birth: 27 May 1913
- Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO
- Date of Death: 14 May 1992
- Place of Death: New York, NY
- Father: Elias Rockoff
- Mother: Becky Feingold
- Siblings:
- Belle Rockoff
- Bernard Rockoff
- Louis Rockoff
- Samuel Rockoff
- Rose Rockoff
- Caroline Rockoff
- Marvin Rockoff
- Marriages:
- Alvin Capsuto (22 July 1931 - 14 May 1992)
- Children:
- Leon Marvin Capsuto (22 March 1932 - )
- Rhoda Capsuto (17 October 1934 - )
My Father's Sibling
Name:
Gloria Susan Bell
Jewish Name: Soreh Gitl
Date of Birth: 14 February 1930?
Place of Birth: New York, NY
Father: William Clarence Bell
Mother: Marion Amkraut
Siblings:
Lanny Bell
Marriages:
Leo Hirsch (?? - ??)
Children:
Barbara Frieda Hirsch (12 June 1953 - )
William Charles Hirsch (25 April 1960 - )
My Mother's Sibling
Name:
Leon Marvin Capsuto
Jewish Name: Lazar Moshe
Date of Birth: 22 March 1932
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL?
Father: Alvin Capsuto
Mother: Bessie Rockoff
Siblings:
Rhoda Capsuto
Marriages:
Rona Selsky (12 December 1959 - )
Children:
Steven Mark Capsuto (27 April 1964 - )
Allen Wayne Capsuto (28 June 1966 - )
Last updated 09 April 1996. Please direct questions and comments to:
Brenda Faith Bell